Coney Island Derby
| Discontinued stakes race | |
| Location | Sheepshead Bay Race Track Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1880-1888 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1½ miles (12 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
The Coney Island Derby was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually between 1880 and 1888 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. Open to three-year-old horses, it was contested at a mile and a half (12 furlongs) on dirt.[1]
In 1881, future Hall of Fame inductee Hindoo won both the Coney Island Derby and the Kentucky Derby.[2] That feat would be accomplished again in 1885 by the gelding Joe Cotton.[3]
Records[edit]
Speed record:
- 2:37 flat, Runnymede (1882)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Jim McLaughlin (1881, 1882, 1885, 1887)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - James G. Rowe Sr. (1881, 1882, 1888)
Most wins by an owner:
- 3 - Dwyer Brothers Stable (1881, 1882, 1887)
Winners[edit]
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Prince Royal | Edward Garrison | James G. Rowe Sr. | August Belmont | 2:39.25 |
| 1887 | Hanover | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 2:44.50 |
| 1886 | Ban Fox | William Hayward Jr. | Jim Murphy | James Ben Ali Haggin | 2:38.75 |
| 1885 | Joe Cotton | Jim McLaughlin | Abraham Perry | James T. Williams | 2:41.50 |
| 1884 | Greystone | Oliver Lewis | Byron McClelland | William L. Scott | 2:51.00 |
| 1883 | Barnes | William Hayward Jr. | Preakness Stables | 2:40.75 | |
| 1882 | Runnymede | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 2:37.00 |
| 1881 | Hindoo | Jim McLaughlin | James G. Rowe Sr. | Dwyer Brothers Stable | 2:46.50 |
| 1880 | Grenada | Lloyd Hughes | R. Wyndham Walden | George L. Lorillard | 2:40.50 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1880 Coney Island Derby". New York Times. 1880-06-25. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Hindoo, Derby Winner of 1881, Was One of Americas Best Horses". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1929-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Eight Geldings Have Won Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1958-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-10.